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Jonnycab
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2.3 engine number
« on: Jul 24th, 2010, 3:50am » |
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Maybe I'm being a bit daft, but does anyone know whereabouts the engine number is supposed to be stamped on the 2.3 engine ?.....I've looked, but can't find 
This car was fitted with a new 2.3 (Galaxy) engine by the previous owner, about a year before I bought it (4 years ago)....& do you know what ?....I've never bothered to check the new engine number against what is written on the V5 
It would help if I could find the darn thing though, just for peace of mind 
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Re: 2.3 engine number
« Reply #1 on: Jul 24th, 2010, 7:42am » |
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JC. I did a quick search on Google and This is one of many which came up. May help in the absence of anyone with specific knowledge....Highlander??.
The location is referred to in This article on the forum.
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Re: 2.3 engine number
« Reply #3 on: Jul 24th, 2010, 7:55am » |
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Andrew posted as I was amending my post so that fits with the post on this site.
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Re: 2.3 engine number
« Reply #4 on: Jul 24th, 2010, 7:59am » |
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2 great minds. eh, simmo!
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Re: 2.3 engine number
« Reply #5 on: Jul 24th, 2010, 12:30pm » |
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on Jul 24th, 2010, 7:59am, scorpio_man wrote:| 2 great minds. eh, simmo! |
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I'm tempted to agree Andrew but that will no doubt lay at least me open to comment from Stuart !!
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Re: 2.3 engine number
« Reply #6 on: Jul 24th, 2010, 4:32pm » |
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Nah ! Stuart understands the elderly 
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Jonnycab
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Re: 2.3 engine number
« Reply #7 on: Jul 25th, 2010, 3:39am » |
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Cheers Andrew
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Re: 2.3 engine number
« Reply #8 on: Jul 26th, 2010, 12:32am » |
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Had a look at where the engine number is & it is completely illegible.... even after carefully scraping off the brown paint of the replacement galaxy engine there is only just bits of number indentations, but nothing you can make out
Anywhere else on the engine that may carry the engine number stamp ?
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Re: 2.3 engine number
« Reply #9 on: Jul 26th, 2010, 2:38pm » |
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Think thats the only place Jonny.
cant you see it at all? they usually stand out pretty well.
Must be a stolen one with the number scrubbed of it! 
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Re: 2.3 engine number
« Reply #10 on: Jul 26th, 2010, 6:59pm » |
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A wipe over the area where its stamped with some acid might make it stand out a little better. Wear gloves and be careful !
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Re: 2.3 engine number
« Reply #11 on: Jul 26th, 2010, 7:14pm » |
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I recall something like acid being used in 'American Graffiti' to make an engine number disappear !!!
I had an engine in my Sunbeam Rapier many years ago - bought it s/h from a guy breaking a Hillman Hunter GLS - Holbay engine, twin 40DCOE's - nice
Block didn't have a number - turned out the engine had thrown a rod when the car was fairly new and the engine had been rebuilt under warranty with a brand new factory engine block which as a spare part did not come with a serial number.
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Re: 2.3 engine number
« Reply #12 on: Jul 26th, 2010, 10:15pm » |
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on Jul 26th, 2010, 7:14pm, Scorpio_Mike wrote:Block didn't have a number - turned out the engine had thrown a rod when the car was fairly new and the engine had been rebuilt under warranty with a brand new factory engine block which as a spare part did not come with a serial number.
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Re: 2.3 engine number
« Reply #13 on: Jul 26th, 2010, 11:50pm » |
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Some 2.3's have the number stamped on the webbing between the bellhousing bolts on the exhaust side . But i striped one last year that hadnt got a stamped in number at all
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